1971 Chrysler VH Charger R/T Coupe

Description

An Aussie muscle car icon, the Charger was launched in August 1971 as a fastback version of the VH Valiant to cries of “Hey Charger!” (a phrase coined by advertisements for the new model) and proved an instant sales success. Buyers couldn't get enough of the sporty newcomer and sales of the Charger soon accounted for roughly 50 percent of Valiant production. Not surprisingly, Chrysler wanted in on the success enjoyed by Ford and Holden on the racetrack and in the Charger, they had the perfect vehicle. One spin-off of that was the development of a homologation special and thus the Road/Track high performance pack was born. Setting the R/T apart visually were black stripes wrapping around the tail spoiler (with the optional of bonnet blackout and vertical stripes behind the front wheel arches) along with a range of bold colours with names like Vitamin C, Hot Mustard and Hemi Orange. The grille was blacked out and featured quartz-halogen driving lights, while styled steel wheels were also unique to the R/T, along with full instrumentation and a two-spoke aluminium steering wheel. The R/T was available with three engines; the 265ci six, the E37 Street Six Pack or the homologation special E38 Six Pack. Of the 17,918 VH Chargers built, only 1300 had the R/T pack, making this a very collectible Charger indeed.